7 search results for “rule of law” in the Staff website
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Academy for the rule of law: ‘Indispensable in populist times’
After four successful editions, the Academy for the Rule of Law (Dutch) course, a collaboration between Leiden University and the Montesquieu Institute, has evolved into its final form.
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Marc van der HamFaculty of Law
m.j.m.van.der.ham@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838
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Jip StamFaculty of Law
j.stam@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276360
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Wim Voermans on laser message projected onto Anne Frank House
‘Anne Frank inventor of the ballpoint pen’ was the laser message projected onto the Anne Frank House last Monday. It could be viewed on a video shared via Telegram channel ‘The Laser Nazi Bunker’. The suggestion behind the text was that Anne Frank did not write her diary herself.
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Is threatening politicians a danger to democracy?
After the episode of TV programme 'Collegetour' featuring Dutch Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag, more attention is (rightly) being paid to threats made to politicians. Jeroen ten Voorde, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, answered pressing questions about this topic on Dutch news programme '…
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Launching new CPL course Academie voor de Rechtsstaat: focus on developing ‘a constitutional antenna’
Leiden University's Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) and the Montesquieu Institute are jointly launching the ‘Academie voor de Rechtsstaat’ (Academy for the Rule of Law). With this initiative, they intend to offer a course providing in-depth knowledge and insight into the basic principles of the…
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What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment
NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what eminent psychologist and thinker Steven Pinker argued to a packed Great Auditorium.